In Haines Borough, jobs in the social advocacy organizations pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the social advocacy organizations industry had the highest average wages in Haines Borough for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Haines Borough received an annual wage of $24,872 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The pay is less than the industry pay the State of Alaska of $31,317 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $32,466.

Other high-paying jobs in Haines Borough, Alaska are present in building material and supplies dealers ($20,223), scenic and sightseeing transportation, water ($11,508), traveler accommodation ($10,695) and full-service restaurants ($10,292) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Haines Borough Wages have decreased by ( 2.4%) Since 2001

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From 2001 to 2006, average industry wages decreased in Haines Borough, Alaska by a total of ( 2.4%). This is less than the growth in industry wages for Alaska and less than the growth in average industry wages for the United States.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Haines Borough Industry Wages Lag Behind Alaska, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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The average total wages in all industries in Haines Borough, Alaska when analyzed can be described as very low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 42.9 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $39,041. The average industry wage was less than the US average pay of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Haines Borough Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Haines Borough

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Full-service restaurants industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 0 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Full-service restaurants industry makes up . percent of the total number of new jobs in Haines Borough.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (325 new jobs)

In Haines Borough, Alaska, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 76 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Haines Borough

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 45 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry make up 100.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Haines Borough, Alaska.

Top 1 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (45 jobs lost)



Employment for all industries has increased by 10.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in Alaska, which experienced a gain of 10.9 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Haines Borough Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 76.3 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Alaska, where the industry reported a loss of 7.4 percent. The losses in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry in Haines Borough outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 17.8 in percent of workers in the Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores industry.

Top 1 Industries
1. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (76.3 percent decline)

Haines Borough Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Full-service restaurants industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 1.2 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Haines Borough has increased employment slower than the industry job growth experienced in Alaska, where it saw a gain of 15.8 percent. The Full-service restaurants industry in Haines Borough lagged behind the United States, which experienced a gained 13.2 percent.

Top 1 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (1.2 percent gain)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Haines Borough One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Haines Borough

The Building foundation and exterior contractors industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 48 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Building foundation and exterior contractors industry make up 25.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Haines Borough, Alaska.

Top 5 Industries
1. Building foundation and exterior contractors (48 jobs lost)
2. Department stores (26 jobs lost)
3. Services to buildings and dwellings (24 jobs lost)
4. Legal services (13 jobs lost)
5. Drycleaning and laundry services (11 jobs lost)

In Haines Borough, Alaska, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 288 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Given the 50 4-digit NAICS industries, 20 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 29 industries reported a drop in employment.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Haines Borough

The Management of companies and enterprises industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 87 total jobs brought in during the period. The growth in the Management of companies and enterprises industry makes up 17.8 percent of the total number of new jobs in Haines Borough.

Top 5 Industries
1. Management of companies and enterprises (87 new jobs)
2. Utility system construction (46 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (39 new jobs)
4. Full-service restaurants (37 new jobs)
5. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (37 new jobs)

Employment for all industries has decreased by 2.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than growth in the State of Alaska, experiencing a gain of 3.0 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Haines Borough One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 81.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Haines Borough has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in Alaska, where the industry took a gain of 4.2 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Haines Borough outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.8 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (81.3 percent gain)
2. Utility system construction (77.1 percent gain)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (76.6 percent gain)
4. Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (72.2 percent gain)
5. Other professional and technical services (34.1 percent gain)

Haines Borough One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 36.7 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the Alaska, where the industry reported a loss of 2.2 percent. The losses in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry in Haines Borough outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 0.8 percent in terms of employees in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (36.7 percent decline)
2. Drycleaning and laundry services (33.3 percent decline)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (30.4 percent decline)
4. Individual and family services (24.3 percent decline)
5. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (21.4 percent decline)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Haines Borough, Alaska

The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $29,981. This median income level is 37.2 percent less than the reported median for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 70.4 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $14,137. Hispanic headed households in Haines Borough, Alaska , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $34,369, which is 28 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Haines Borough reported a median household income of $28,936, which was 39.3 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In Haines Borough, Alaska White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $49,596 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 4 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Haines Borough, Alaska can be understood to have a medium-low poverty rate amongst the population, with a poverty rate of 10.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 20.1 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Haines Borough, reporting 37.9 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to counties across the United States, Haines Borough had a relatively high household income of $47,703 (2005 Dollars). This median is 26.5 percent lower than the median in Alaska of $60,338 and the income level is 3 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Haines Borough, Alaska

Haines Borough, Alaska may to understood as having a highly-educated 2000 population, with 23.8 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported the 2000 Decennial Census. Haines counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of Alaska's proportion of 24.8 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Haines Borough, Alaska, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 35 percent achieving this level. The female population in Haines have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 22.2 percent (Men) versus 25.6 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree, with 33 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Haines Borough, Alaska according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 26.2 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 33.4 percent of the Asian alone and 31.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Haines Borough, Alaska

From 2000, a very low amount of people have migrated to Haines from another country. The international migration into Haines accounts for -0.1 percent of all immigration into Alaska. This amount of international migration is very low when analyzed against immigration per population in 2005.

Haines Borough, Alaska had a population of 2,272 for the year 2005. The total population has decreased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 2,399. The decline represents a decrease of -5.3 percent. Haines ranks 18 of 27 counties when analyzing total population change in Alaska and the county ranks 2,176 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Haines Borough, Alaska to be 45.2 years of age. The median age in Haines is greater than the median age for the State of Alaska of 33.9. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 40.8 years old. With a total of 19.7 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Haines can be understood as having a relatively low proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high representation within the population, making up 68.5 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.8 percent of the population. When compared to other counties in the United States, this represents a medium-low proportion of the population.

When calculating the total land area, Haines extends a total area of 2344 total square miles. The area has a very low population density of 1 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Alpine, CA (2 per sq. mile ), Inyo, CA (2 per sq. mile ), Modoc, CA (2 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Cheyenne, CO (1 per sq. mile ), Hinsdale, CO (1 per sq. mile ), Jackson, CO (1 per sq. mile ).

Haines Borough, Alaska has a population base that is comprised of 86.2 percent White, 0.3 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 1.4 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a very modest level of diversity, with 2.4 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of Alaska percent of 12.9. Since 2000, Haines has decreased the percent of minority population when 2.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Haines Borough, Alaska

The State of Alaska, Haines Borough ranks 19 of 27 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 2,199 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

In Haines Borough, the census reported 1,462 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a sum of 24 residential units since 2001, or 1.7 percent.

Haines Borough recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $133,100, accounted by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the overall State of Alaska 2000 median home value of $144,200 and greater than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 for the United States in the same year.







Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Employment Report for Haines Borough, Alaska -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

The Construction has seen the largest decrease in industry presence in Haines County since 2001, going from making up 8.2 percent of total jobs in the year 2001 to 0 percent of employment in 2005.

Haines County ranks 25 of 28 total Counties compared to other Counties in State of Alaska according to the relatively size of the employment base in the year 2005. This ranking has moved up since the year 2001, when it was ranked 22 of 28 Counties.

In Haines County, Arts, entertainment, and recreation, Transportation and Warehousing and Manufacturing are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Arts, entertainment, and recreation industry has an LQ of 5.42. The level of employment in the Arts, entertainment, and recreation sector is 5.42 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Haines County may specialize, or be an exporter of Arts, entertainment, and recreation.

Transportation and Warehousing has had the highest level of job growth from 2001-2005 in Haines County, with an employment growth of 18.8 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -1 percent. The State of Alaska went through a industry job change of -0.1 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

Manufacturing has the largest employers in Haines County. The industry averages 22 jobs per establishment, which is less than the US industry average of 39 and less than the Alaska average of 23 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Haines County, Manufacturing, Retail Trade, and the Transportation and Warehousing industries have the largest percent of jobs of all industries. The Manufacturing provides the most jobs and contributes 18.4 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 155 employees. The Retail Trade and Transportation and Warehousing sectors account for 16.2 and 13.6 percent of total employment, respectively.





Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).